Viking Camps
Case Studies and Comparisons
Samenvatting
This book
Compiles the current state of research on encampments across the Viking world and their impact on their surroundings.
provides an all-encompassing analysis of their characteristics – functions, form, inner workings, and interaction with the landscape and the local population.
It initiates a wider discussion on the features and functions that define them, making it possible to identify and understand new sites, also broadening the geographical scope. Sites in Ireland, England, Sweden, Frankia and Iberia are presented and explored, allowing the reader to understand the camp phenomenon from a comparative, more inclusive perspective.
introduces new interdisciplinary approaches to define and identify Viking encampment sites, combining archaeology, historical documents, metal detecting, landscape analysis and toponymic research.
builds the methodological foundations for future research on Viking camps, the armies inhabiting them, and their interaction with the surrounding world.
contributes to a better understanding of the functioning of Viking expeditionary groups, both on campaign and during the early stages of settlement and will be of use to researchers in Viking archaeology, history and Viking Studies.